I think by now everyone is acquainted with what’s happening with Bella Thorne and the OnlyFans controversy and of course, I just had to address it on the show! I invited exotic dancer, Saskia, to join me on the show today. She’s a fierce and VERY opinionated spirit hailing all the way from Montreal, Canada who wanted to share her two cents on sex worker appropriation. This is happening a lot lately. We’re seeing that more and more civilians are once again, taking “interest” in sex work.
There has been a huge influx of civvies joining OnlyFans and pole studios thanks to blockbuster hits like Hustlers and strippers being used in major media. This is great and we’re all for it; HOWEVER, it’s not okay when there is an deliberate erasure of the sex work narrative which is an obvious root in this type of inspiration. Saskia and I banter back and forth about how celebrities and influencers need to give credit where credit is due and to support our fellow sex workers. There is ample opportunity on these celebrity platforms to shed light and to draw attention to how we can help sex workers instead of taking up space. All of this and more on this explosive episode of Stripped by SIA.